Initiator Creator - Issue #80

​By Saurabh Y. // 23 October 2021

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Developer

​Why solve a problem twice? Design patterns let you apply existing solutions to your code - StackOverflow

Software design patterns are like best practices employed by many experienced software developers. You can use design patterns to make your application scalable and flexible.

​Jamstack Developers’ Favorite Frameworks of 2021 - CSS-Tricks

Which new framework should I learn this year? Is it time to ditch my CMS? What tools should I pick up if I want to scale my site to an audience of millions? The 2021 Jamstack Community Survey is here with answers to those questions and more.

​CUE - A new language for data validation - CUE

CUE is an open source language, with a rich set of APIs and tooling, for defining, generating, and validating all kinds of data: configuration, APIs, database schemas, code

​vscode.dev - Visual Studio Code for the Web - Visual Studio

Modern browsers that support the File System Access API allow web pages to access the local file system (with your permission). This simple gateway to the local machine quickly opens some interesting scenarios for using VS Code for the Web as a zero-installation local development tool

​Best practices for REST API security: Authentication and authorization - StackOverflow

If you have a REST API accessible on the internet, you're going to need to secure it. Here's the best practices on how to do that.

Designer

​36 logos - Behance

36 logos is a personal project reimaging existing brand concepts in a new way.

​The value of being a creative weirdo - UX Collective

Tosome degree, being perceived as strange, odd, weird, or misunderstood is a prerequisite for creative professionals. And in many ways, we are expected to be eccentric.

​JIRA for designers — the basics - UX Collective

Let’s face it; it’s not the sexiest tool out there. Yet underneath the quite sophisticated UI is a powerful engine that every designer would ultimately appreciate significantly in the era of constant changes of the remote teams.

​5 Key Features of Readable Typefaces - Builtin

What typefaces are more readable and accessible than others? And what characteristics make them so? As a UX and accessibility expert, Gareth Ford Williams found himself drawn to these questions. As a believer in data, he found some of the claims being made around those questions lacking.

​9 Commonly Misused UX Design Terms - Builtin

One of the most common misunderstandings that Tobias Komischke has to clear up is also the most fundamental. UX design, he often finds himself explaining, is not just about cosmetics.

Entrepreneur

​Managing Distractions in the Workplace - Drift

Distractions are everywhere, and technology has (seemingly) only made it harder to stay focused on what you need to be doing.

​How To Sell A Micro SaaS Company - XO Capital

This post will take the perspective of a founder looking to sell their (micro) SaaS company.

​Mapping the Insights that Drive Startup Ideas & Theses - Sandhill

A framework developed working backwards from the Mental Models for Ideation.

​Where Freemium Thrives and Dies - Productled

Whether you call it freemium, free trial, or some sort of hybrid, for the purposes of this article, it doesn’t matter. They’re all a way of being product-led and give your users an easy way to try before you buy.

Marketer

​The errors of efficiency - Alex Murrell

This article argues that efficient doesn’t necessarily mean effective. It argues that more productive doesn’t necessarily mean more powerful. And it argues that being mass, ignored and expensive are not points of weakness but, in fact, points of strength.

​The who, when, and where of customer testimonials - Clearbit

It’s important to get the most mileage out of every one of your hard-won stories by thoughtfully leveraging and surfacing them to your target audience. And if all you’re doing is writing 1,000-word long case studies and publishing them on yoursite.com/customers ... then you are throwing some expensive spaghetti at the wall.

Interesting Read

​How to stop overthinking - Psyche

Grappling with your thoughts will leave you even more entangled in worry. Use metacognitive strategies to break free.

​How Memes Control Everything - Every

Bodies can be seen as survival vehicles for genes, minds can be seen as survival vehicles for memes. Once you understand how this process works, you can understand much better why people behave the way they do - an incredibly valuable skill in a world that seems to be getting stranger by the day.

​Willingness to look stupid - Danluu

People frequently think that I'm very stupid. I don't find this surprising, since I don't mind if other people think I'm stupid, which means that I don't adjust my behavior to avoid seeming stupid, which results in people thinking that I'm stupid.

Community Submissions

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​Google for Creators​

Updates, examples and guidance from the Google for Creators team to help content creators learn, grow and get inspired.

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